Zaira

Origin: Arabic — Arabic-styled name coined by Voltaire (Zaïre, 1732) · literary coinage by Voltaire, 1732

Girl's name · #1081 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Zaira is climbing: on the charts since 1969, it reached #1081 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 220 girls given the name last year. Roughly 5,000 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 15 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#270 in Ecuador (2025) · #719 in Switzerland (2025) · #761 in England & Wales (2025) · #907 in Netherlands (2025) · #954 in Mexico (2024) · #1,019 in Scotland (2025) · #1,116 in Ireland (2025) · #1,858 in Austria (2025) · #3,353 in France (2025) · #1,398 in Canada (2024).

Famous Zairas

Zaira Wasim — Former Indian actress
Zaira Nara — Argentine model and TV host
Zaira Romero — Spanish actress
Zaira Ollano — Italian physicist
Zaira Cosico — Filipino ballet dancer

In stories & tradition

Zaira — Zaira (musical stage work)

What Zairas become

Among 42 notable people named Zaira:

Entertainers appear 2.92× more often than among typical names — e.g. Zaira Wasim, Former Indian actress.

Similar names: Saira · Lakyn · Zaina · Aira · Lailani · Zyra

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